Dear Sharon,
It's been a year from today when my dad went in to medical facility and he
was gone from this earth before the end of the month. I miss him terribly
but I'm glad he is without pain. I know my mom will probably leave this
earth too. I know she is a Christian. No matter what you know in your
mind, the emotions take some time to follow. But with God's word spoken to
you, you'll be able to rest in him. Thanks for sharing. We'll be praying for
you to be comforted and feel God's presence like you never have before..
Love,
Vicki
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From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 7:55 PM
Subject: My Mom
Hi Phil and Everyone,
As at least some of you know, my parents moved up to my sister Judy's home
that was being renovated for their elderly needs. That was around
springtime last year. My mom has had trouble with her heart at least in her
latter years. She's been going downhill. Last Thursday I went to hang out
with them and my oldest brother Dale. She was able to come to the table for
lunch, though I'm not sure if she ate anything. She made a little noise
that didn't sound good.
Then, the next morning, she began having bouts of hard breathing and
coughing. As I understand it, the only time she sat up was when she needed
support and took her meds. They brought a hospital bed with the help of
hospice and they helped her settle in the living room. Her body is shutting
down, so maybe a couple of days she'll have left here in this world. I'll
miss her of course, but I will not say goodbye, only "See you later, Mom."
She's suffered with fractures in her back and leg pain from spinal
deterioration, so I will rejoice that she'll be without pain and young at
heart and active again.
My dad takes oxygen, which mom is taking also, but he still gets around but
with some dementia, so I suspect he'll be around for a while longer. Mom
turned 90 this past August, so she will go at a good old age, like The Bible
would say.
I know that grief is normal, but some of us in my family have had axiety and
depression issues, including myself, so please pray that we won't go down
below the way the process should be.
Thanks for your support, and don't worry, I'm not spiraling out of control.
Jesus will keep me from falling into hopelessness. He made it clear to me
personally one night some years back when my mind was churning and calmed
down some. It's good just to write about things. I'll keep you posted as I
remember to do so.
Love you all,
Sharon
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